http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/singapore/renault-twizy-leaves-authorities-tizzy-20140325 Renault Twizy leaves authorities in a tizzy March 25, 2014 By samuel ee
[image http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sites/businesstimes.com.sg/files/BT_20140325_SECOE26_1013975.jpg Bike or car? If registered with a Cat D COE, the Twizy shouldn't cost more than $25,000. But if it's categorised as a car, its price tag will be almost $100,000 ] Plug-in electric vehicle raises questions about COE categorisation A FUNKY new electric vehicle now undergoing type approval here could spark the creation of a new COE (certificate of entitlement) category. The Renault Twizy is a plug-in quadricycle that seats two passengers, one behind the other. It has a steering wheel, airbag, seatbelts and all the convenience and useability of a car, but is just the size of a large motorcycle. As a result, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is understood to be mulling over how to classify this diminutive Renault. Its front seat is a bucket seat like the type in sports cars, but the LTA is unable to call it a motorcycle, which requires its rider to straddle it, not sit in it. At the same time, there are reservations about calling the Twizy a passenger car. At 2.3m by 1.2m, it is much smaller than the typical 4.5m by 1.8m compact sedan. It not only takes up less road space, but two of these Renaults will fit easily into the parking space for a car. [© 2014 Singapore Press Holdings] For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: 'He’s dreaming of getting an electric car' EVLN: Electric car charging corridor opens in central England EVLN: Crimean Cobalt control> hev batts, PVs, smartphones, + EVLN: $41k Corpus Christi, TX BMW Dealership Selling 6 i3 pih (video) EVLN: “The-wife-stole-my-plugin” disease + EVLN: Airport electric-cart driver’s-negligence caused severe injury {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Twizy-leaves-Singaporean-authorities-in-a-tizzy-tp4668702.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
